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Autumn Pandemonium

~ autumn pandemonium ~

unkempt piles of leaves
 carelessly tossed from branches ~
  autumn leaf debris

tangled leafless boughs
 autumn’s hair in disarray ~
  scattered frost crystals

messy season sighs
 disheveled threadbare forests ~
  rumpled cloak of fall

bands of color float
 into shabby sable mounds ~
  jumbled rainbow heaps

hollow winds discard
 bits of fall hued confetti ~
  autumn ignores brooms

unruly autumn
 leaves remains of fall glory ~
  pandemonium

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Ann Peck

Date: 11/10/2022 11:56:00 AM

Wonderful Haikus, Sam. Just brimming with Fall! Congratulations on your win!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 11/14/2022 1:46:00 PM

Ann, thank you so very much! As I watched my husband clean up another batch of fallen leaves I thought about each leaf as a gift but Autumn never cleaning up after herself! But, that being said, Autumn is a season that so many of us look forward to celebrating - messes and all! I am so happy that my wonder of autumn glory came through these haikus! Hope you are having a wonderful autumn. Sending you blessings in a rainbow of color!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 11/10/2022 6:44:00 AM

Beautiful Sam. I like to ignore brooms too, but my floors aren't as lovely as Autumns LOL Congratulations your win! :)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 11/10/2022 10:16:00 AM

Hi Linda! Thank you for your note of congratulations! So appreciated. I, too, like to ignore brooms as well as vacuum cleaners! But, the dust bunnies seem to stage a continual invasion so I am happy to have these weapons to fight them off even when I have tucked them into the back of a deep closet pretending I can ignore them! Sigh. Sending you all the blessings of this season of abundance.!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/9/2022 11:03:00 AM

Back with my congrats, dear poet.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 11/10/2022 10:11:00 AM

Thank you my friend! This was inspired by watching my husband rake up leaves - again! Makes me wonder if Autumn thinks they are a gift?! Hmm! All the best! Blessings for this season of abundance.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 11/9/2022 4:56:00 AM

Great haiku chain on autumn. Congratulations!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 11/10/2022 10:08:00 AM

Thank you so much Chris. I had fun with this haiku chain thinking of all of autumn's beauty even though she tends to leave a trail of debris in her wake. We have two lovely liquid amber trees that give our broom a work out during fall! Blessings to you!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/9/2022 3:55:00 AM

Congratulations on this winning work. Way to go. With wind whipping and outer bands of a hurricane coming they might all be down in a few days. Sara

Sam Kauffman
Date: 11/10/2022 10:06:00 AM

Keeping all of you in our prayers as Nicole approaches. That is true pandemonium! Sara, many thanks for your congratulations. It just seemed to me that Autumn never cleans up after herself but her leaves, corn stalks and empty vines are reminders of her bounty! Sending prayers and blessibgs!

Paul Callus

Date: 11/9/2022 1:47:00 AM

This beautiful string of haiku soaking in delightful imagery is a pleasure to read, Sam. Congratulations on your top podium finish. ~ Regards // paul

Valsa George

Date: 11/6/2022 11:26:00 PM

My....! What striking images, dear Sam. What pandemonium the unruly autumn creates ! I like the image of the 'shabby sable mounds' ignoring the broom. Also the naughty wind leaving autumn's hair in disarray ! Only you can bring such arresting visual images into life. My FAVE...

Sotto Poet

Date: 11/5/2022 6:06:00 AM

My good friend Sam, you have written a fantastic string of haiku. Each one of them is an artwork. Blessings

Len Gasun

Date: 11/4/2022 7:13:00 PM

You penned a magnificent chain of haiku my dear friend Sam. I love each piece so much and hugging them with their talented creator. 4th and 5th are my most faves. Thanks a lot for sharing. More blessings and power. Hugs..hugs